HMS LST-362
British Landing ship
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| Name | HMS LST-362 | ||
| Type: | Landing ship (LST-1) | ||
| Tonnage | 1,625 tons | ||
| Completed | 1942 - Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp, Quincy MA | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
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| Date of attack | 2 Mar 1944 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-744 (Heinz Blischke) | ||
| Position | 48.00N, 17.23W - Grid BE 5221 | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | MKS-40 | ||
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| History | Laid down on 10 Aug, 1942 launched on 10 Oct, 1942 commissioned on 23 Nov, 1942 in the US Navy, transferred the same day to the Royal Navy. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 02.59 hours on 2 Mar, 1944, U-744 attacked the combined convoy MKS-40/SL-149 and reported three LST sunk. In fact, HMS LST-362 was sunk and HMS LST-324 was damaged. | ||
| Crewlists | We have listing of 16 people who were on this vessel | ||
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